Tim Ley defeated current county commissioner Jenny Vermillion and another challenger, Jeff Teynor, to win the Republican nomination — and presumably, the office. No valid petitions were filed for the Democratic ticket, according to the Crawford County Board of Elections.

With all 37 precincts reporting, Ley had 51.12 percent of the votes — 1,936 total votes — beating his opponents by a large margin.

"I wanna thank all voters for their support," Ley said on Tuesday night. "They voiced their opinion that change is needed in the commissioner's office. I'm very humbled and thankful for the voters of Crawford County."

Current commissioner Vermillion had 29.30 percent of the vote, or 1,125 total votes.

Vermillion previously told the Telegraph-Forum that if she had kept her seat, she wanted to expand on the economic development happening in the county.

"I love what I do," she said. "I love being involved in the community and I feel by being here I can do that."

Teynor had 19.58 percent of the vote with 752 ballots cast in his favor.

He previously said he was inspired to run during his time as a custodian and wanted to make voters more aware of where their money is going.

Ley, who previously told the T-F he believes his 22 years of experience in the Colonel Crawford School Board and 37 years at the Crawford County Sheriff's Office gave him an edge, said as commissioner he hopes to control spending.

"I would like to thank my family, my uncle Leo Ley, who taught me the value of a dollar since I was a young boy," he said.

The county's two other current commissioners are Doug Weisenauer and Mo Ressallat.